Sony Home Theater System (DAV-FR1)

alaTest has collected and analyzed 117 reviews of Sony Home Theater System (DAV-FR1). The average rating for this product is 3.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Home Theater Systems for all reviews.

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Home Theater Systems the Sony Home Theater System (DAV-FR1) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 71/100 = Good quality.

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Amazon.com review summary for Sony Home Theater System (DAV-FR1)

alaTest has collected and analyzed 85 user reviews of Sony Home Theater System (DAV-FR1) from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Home Theater Systems on Amazon.com.

"Great for the buget minded audiophile."

I bought this because I was moving to a much smaller house, and my 10 year old floor speakers and stereo components just took up too much room. Overall, I am am very happy with the quality of the sound and operation. My biggest complaint (and I knew...

"Worked well until DVD got stuck!"

I was relatively pleased with this unit until a DVD got stuck in it after I owned it for 15-months. Based on comments from others, should I feel fortunate that mine lasted that long? So much for SONY dependability. When I try to eject the DVD, the word...

Good value for the money. Nice all-in-one package

I have never been able to get a universal remote to work with it. Even other Sony remotes would not work with it. Very slow loading and ejecting discs.

Better luck next time

Good but not Great

"Perfect audio section for 2d HDTV setup (bedroom)"

I think the low-ball scorers of this product need to rethink what they are telling the ret of us. Most of the posotive reaactions to this excellent value and stylish system seem based on a combination of value, erformane and style. Most of the negative...

"After 2 movies the DVD stoped working"

This is my second sony Home theatre system, the first one was DAV-FV1 and it worked perfectly for a year then after thwt it broke, sony technisians could not repair it. their final word to me was "it junked out at service senter". I got reimbursed and...

"dvd mechanism 2nd replacement"

Sound is excellent. Great unit when it works.

DVD changer entire assembly changed out. The replacement has the same problem, Will not accept a disk. Unit flashes "standby" and shuts down. Warrnaty repair shop says it see's a lot of these for the same problem.

Sony Does IT Again

Product Specifications

Build a brilliant home theater with the DAV-FR1 DVD Dream System. Boasting total system power of 750 watts, a 5-disc slot loading DVD/SACD/CD changer, and an S-Master Full Digital Amplifier, the DAV-FR1 will bring out the best in sound and film. The system supports multiple playback formats, CD-R/RW, Super Audio CD (Multi), MP3 and JPEG, and will decode Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital EX, dts ES, dts, and Dolby Pro Logic II. And, even though it has high level functionality, the system is easy to set-up, thanks to color-coded speaker connections. Take your home entertainment up a serious notch with a DVD Dream System from Sony.